On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 12:14:21AM +0100, Tels wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Moin, > > On 26-Nov-01 Tim Bunce tried to scribble about: > > Umm, Dev:: isn't really the right category for this. > > > > Perhaps Business::Bollocks would be better. > > But it is essential "/dev/bollocks". I know that there is "Device::" but I > think it is misnamed (too long and the devices are /dev/something, not > /device/something). > > The module doesn't have anything to do with business, except that the > language might be called "business related". But whats not business > related, then? And then, Language::Bollocks or Random::Bollocks, or > Text::Bollocks, or Bollocks::Texts or even Math::String::Bollocks (subclass > of Math::String) etc would be all candiates, but IMHO none would fit > properly. > > Maybe the short description text is a bit misleading - I took the > "theme" over from the original's authors description/website. If it would > read: > > description: Emulates /dev/bollocks in pure perl > > the name would be more clear. Does this make (non)sense?
Yes, so Device::Bollocks is the right place. Dev::Bollocks is still the wrong place. Tim. > > 1/2 :-) > > !? 42? ;) > > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:29:47PM +0100, Perl Authors Upload Server > > wrote: > >> > >> The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: > >> > >> modid: Dev::Bollocks > >> DSLIP: bdpOp > >> description: Arbitrary sized bollocks from management > >> userid: TELS (Tels) > >> chapterid: 23 (Miscellaneous_Modules) > >> communities: > >> none > > Cheers, > > Tels > > - -- > perl -MDev::Bollocks -e'print Dev::Bollocks->rand(),"\n"' > preemptively innovate magnetic partnerships > > http://bloodgate.com/perl My current Perl projects > PGP key available on http://bloodgate.com/tels.asc or via email > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.3i > Charset: latin1 > > iQEVAwUBPALImncLPEOTuEwVAQGNKwf+MvwjX39yNgqphHOaBKONTWnw44ff/3qT > xsWCoYKz+VoT/e3dVRhFwgjylJqUqyzmFbUdqfpGvN0y9plKcK54EYmFxSDPzmDI > u9/L7G5Ql1MbXf8yf0IXPI3RoLQmmR/Wd0+q/q0w8ALdBBI8zT0IwlRcBJ6OAGMR > ysmmS23OzLJ4ZXpyNcaHm3CxQUnUIH7SlBuvtzisa9sz01MPy1IJfTQ029kIJ+/c > PA77OeKb0e/FBvVfJO201+kBBRCbhmD+/TQZu7nprmwYnv4JkubBSi2s0EnH/eeJ > 2299QvxlxqOgfTcS0N6OK0OpAfphydK+cuKSSu69k1CHLZiDbHE/Fg== > =ifQE > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
